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Helen Blaby | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, radio presenter, author |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | Helen Blaby – BBC Radio Northampton |
Helen Blaby is a radio host and reporter with the BBC and a newspaper columnist.
Part of Blaby's childhood was spent in Cornwall, [1] where she attended Redruth School. She graduated in 1996 with a bachelor of arts in time-based media and radio from the University of the West of England.
Her years as a broadcaster, according to CHBN Radio, have made her a household name. [2] Beginning in 2004, Blaby was the breakfast traffic reporter for BBC Radio 5 Live, including reporting live from her home during a 2005 storm. [3] In January 2010, she began reporting during the drivetime slot. [4] Since then, she has been a presenter on BBC Northampton, hosting from noon to 3 pm on a magazine show Monday-Friday. She has also worked as a cover presenter for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
Blaby's travel reporting was referred to in a British Journalism Review article by media executive and broadcaster Matthew Bannister. [5] The BBC sent her out on the road again, but this time with a team of health professionals at venues throughout Northamptonshire county. She met listeners and encouraged residents to get full health checks. [6]
In 2006, she was one of several women in the news business interviewed by The Independent on what it's like being single and in the media. [7]
Blaby, who lives in Northamptonshire, is also a columnist for her local newspaper, Northampton Chronicle & Echo . [8]
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